During class we set up and properly labled our MicroAquariums. These will allow us to have an up-close and personal view of the diverse and multifarious nature of the world in which we live. I chose to use a sample of water that was extracted from a water pool found below a spring in Fountain City Park. I made sure to include a small sampling of moss and sediment from the bottom of the water sample to add to mi MicroAquarium. I also added a small amount of Amblystegium varium, which is a type of moss that was collected from a natural spring at Carters Mill Park and a bit of a carnivous plant that was found on the south shore of Spain Lake and grown in the greenhouse in the Hesler biology building.
After completing the set up of my Aquarium, I was eager to take a closer look at its contents. When I viewed it under the microscope, I wasn't quite expecting to see the multitude of organisms that were already thriving in my man-made environment, but there they were, microscopic ciliates and tiny copepods. I am very eager to observe the life that unfolds in my aquarium over the following weeks.
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